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Take Me Home

Perspectives 2026
Anna, a 38-year-old Korean woman with a cognitive disability, cares for her ageing adoptive parents in a fragile balance of meeting each other’s needs. When a Florida heatwave shatters both the family’s and Anna’s routines, her future looks uncertain – until she manages to create a world in which she can thrive.
​Liz Sargent’s intimate debut drama examines the shifting demands placed on a uniquely vulnerable family in a Florida suburb. The film exposes the indignities of the American healthcare system and the structural challenges faced by disabled people and their families. It also gently and imaginatively traces Anna’s path to finding independence and a connection to a community of chosen family. By turns quietly devastating and bracingly optimistic, Take Me Home confronts us with an impossible situation, while holding out hope for Anna’s future.
by Liz Sargent (Director, Screenplay)
with Anna Sargent, Victor Slezak, Ali Ahn, Marceline Hugot, Shane Harper USA 2026 English 91' Colour International premiere | Debut film

With

  • Anna Sargent (Anna)
  • Victor Slezak (Bob/Dad)
  • Ali Ahn (Emily)
  • Marceline Hugot (Joan/Mom)
  • Shane Harper (James)

Crew

Director Liz Sargent
Screenplay Liz Sargent
Cinematography Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi
Editing Ian Holden
Sound Design Gisela Fullà Silvestre
Costumes Min Ji Kim
Make-Up Lera Juno
Casting Tiffany Canfield, Keertana Sastry
Producers Apoorva Guru Charan, Minos Papas
Executive Producers Janet Yang, Ai-jen Poo

Produced by

All Caps

Los Angeles, USA

Cyprian Films

New York, USA

Photos

Liz Sargent

© Erica Urech

The Korean-American filmmaker was herself adopted as a child. Her short film Take Me Home, on which her debut feature is based, premiered at Sundance in 2023 and won the Grand Jury Prize at the American Cinematheque’s PROOF Film Festival. It was also presented at the White House as part of the 25th anniversary of the Olmstead Act which legislated against discrimination of people with disabilities.

Filmography (selection)

2019 Stranger´s Reunion; short film 2023 Take Me Home; short film 2026 Take Me Home

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026